WAITE PARK — Rocori Superintendent Scott Staska was arrested by Waite Park police for reportedly exposing himself to Kwik Trip employees on Sunday and possibly on four other occasions, according to Waite Park Police Chief Dave Bentrud.

Police took a complaint of the indecent exposure on Monday for an incident that occurred at about midnight on Sunday at the Kwik Trip store at 458 Great Oak Drive, Waite Park.

"A review of surveillance video and a motor vehicle registration check established the suspect as Scott Staska," a release from Bentrud states. "The suspect could be seen on video exposing himself to store employees."

Bentrud states in the release the investigation determined "this behavior occurred a least four previous times at the same Kwik Trip store dating back to early December 2017. It is not clear why the previous incidents were not reported sooner."

Staska, 56, of Cold Spring, has been superintendent at Rocori since 2002.

A telephone message left with Staska was not immediately returned Thursday.

On Monday, he was named one of six finalists for the Moorhead Area Public Schools superintendent; interviews are scheduled for Friday and Saturday.

Pam Gibb, Moorhead school district's communications coordinator, said Thursday that Staska removed himself from consideration. Gibb said the district will interview the five remaining candidates as scheduled.

Staska was booked into the Stearns County Jail and faces possible misdemeanor charges of indecent exposure. The investigation is ongoing.

The police department is not aware of any ongoing public safety concerns and has no information that minors were present during any of the incidents, according to the release.

Bentrud is asking anyone with additional information to contact the police department at 251-3281.

Rocori school board Chair Kara Habben spoke on behalf of the district Thursday. She said Staska is on administrative leave and that board members plan to meet with the district's attorneys to determine next steps.

"As far as what happens next, right now the staff within the buildings are amazing and capable and able to handle the day-to-day activities in the meantime," she said. "There's so much unknown at this point. There's a number of ways that this could go, and I guess I feel like it would be irresponsible to speculate on the step after day two."

The school board's next regularly scheduled meeting is Monday night, and Habben said she expects the board to release an agenda for the meeting Thursday.

Habben said she sent an email to district staff Wednesday night "letting them know what we knew, which wasn't very much." She said she sent an email to district parents Thursday morning.

"Due to data privacy laws, there is very little information the (school district) can share with you about this situation other than it is our understanding that this matter does not involve (school district) students or other staff members," states the email sent to parents.

Staska has not had any formal complaints filed against him since he started his tenure as superintendent at Rocori, Habben said. The only other item on Staska's criminal record is misdemeanor for a parking violation in 2016, according to the state's courts public access website.

Staska's contract goes through June 30, 2020. His contract stipulates his salary for 2017-18 as $152,400, with his salary scheduled to increase to $155,430 for 2018-19 and to $158,550 for 2019-20.

Staska's contract states his employment may be terminated during the term of his contract only for cause defined in Minnesota statute, in which grounds for termination include "conduct unbecoming a teacher" and grounds for immediate discharge include "immoral conduct, insubordination, or conviction of a felony."

The contract allows Staska a hearing with an arbitrator if the school board proposes termination.

Rocori includes the towns of Cold Spring, Rockville and Richmond. Staska came to Rocori from Yellow Medicine East school district in Granite Falls. He was also principal in Barnesville.

In 2010, Staska was named the state's top superintendent by the Minnesota Association of School Administrators. He was credited for his leadership as the school district went through crises, including a school shooting in 2003 that killed two students.

Staska has a master's degree from Minnesota State-Moorhead and a bachelor's degree from North Dakota State University.